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| - Even though Roy's is a nationwide chain, it's a pretty nice chain, built from the hard work of creator Roy Yamaguchi, whose Asian-fusion dishes embody the spirit of Hawaiian cuisine.
A nice perk of making reservations here online is that they offer 1000-point Opentable reservations for certain times and days. This will put you half-way towards redeeming a gift certificate!
After we got seated and were poring through the menu, we received a plate of steamed edamame to snack on. They were nicely seasoned with a sweet-salty-spicy mixture. They currently offer a prix-fixe menu, where you get your choice of 1 out of 3 appetizers, entrees, and 1 out of 2 desserts for about $36. Our waiter recommended a few a-la-carte items for our meal, which is what I ended up ordering (Go with what the experts know!).
I started with the lobster potstickers. They had a nice crunchy pan-fried outer texture to contrast with the ginger-lobster filling. The lobster was nice and tender, and had a delicate flavor that went pretty well with the sauce and glaze accompanying the dumplings. My husband had ordered the prix-fixe menu, and decided on the citrus salad, which was served in a beautiful presentation, with bright, vibrant colors, and refreshing flavors.
As for the entree, I got the recommended misoyaki butterfish. The butterfish was indeed a tender, buttery melt-in-your mouth texture. The glaze seemed more heavy on the "(teri)yaki" side rather than the "miso" side, and as a result it was a bit too sweet for me. There was a small bed of a pico de gallo type mixture on top of the fish which helped balance out the sweetness of the glaze somewhat, but I would have needed more of it to go with the rest of the fish since it was a limited amount. The presentation was beautiful, as the darkly glazed fish was perched on top of a bed of bok-choy and forbidden black rice, surrounded by an emerald green wasabi sauce. I also tried some of the prix-fixe pork shank, which was fall-off-the-bone tender, excellently seasoned with a lovely broth-like sauce.
We shared dessert, which was the chocolate souffle. The molten dark chocolate in the souffle was nice, and the cold vanilla ice cream was a good complement to the deep, rich chocolatey hot souffle.
Service was a little sluggish, but friendly. If you feel like splurging on a good meal, Roy's might be a good choice if you want an upscale Hawaiian experience in Arizona.
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